DAMASCUS: Damascus on Saturday night lit up its tallest Christmas tree in Abbasid Square amid joyous celebrations. A Christmas scout band paraded through a number of the capital’s neighborhoods, ending in the square, which

BAGHDAD: Iraq's prime minister has failed once again to make new Cabinet appointments after his nominees could not muster the requisite parliamentary support, dashing hopes for a breakthrough in filling the vacant positions. Iraqi

President Donald Trump and top Democrats in Congress sparred over the partial shutdown of the US government on Monday, with no sign of tangible efforts to re-open agencies closed by an impasse over Trump's

Dhaka, Bangladesh - With less than a week remaining before Bangladesh's much anticipated parliamentary elections, the main opposition Jatiya Oikya Front (National Unity Front) has accused the government of carrying out mass arrests of

Goma, DRC - A young voice sings, "What's up in Congo Kabila? Why so much crime, violence, corruption and killings?" The lyrics are from the latest album by Shusha Ma Flow, a hip-hop collective made

There has not been a peaceful transition of power in Democratic Republic of Congo in decades. But millions of Congolese had high hopes they would be able to choose a new president this week.

Gunmen who raided a government building in the Afghan capital have killed at least 28 people - mostly government employees - in a seven-hour standoff with security forces that ended on Monday night, Afghan

(CNN)The Camp Fire devastated Paradise, California, and the surrounding community, but it's not stopping one popular holiday tradition.Workers have been scrambling all week to get the city's ice skating rink ready to open Saturday.The

KHARTOUM: Doctors in Sudan went on strike on Monday, feeding into deadly protests against bread prices that represent one of the biggest challenges President Omar Al-Bashir has faced in nearly three decades in power.A

KHARTOUM: Doctors in Sudan went on strike on Monday, feeding into deadly protests against bread prices that represent one of the biggest challenges President Omar Al-Bashir has faced in nearly three decades in power.A